The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-02

among mens.-mhy CONGRATULATE himself that
lha ptincipies Of liberty and guarantee Of /
human rights embodied In the Consultation i
o. hls country are 50 Thoroughly and deeply /
rooted in the hearts Of bis country1nen RoTfh |
and South, East and WeeE OF all parties and L
~ religions that no hnfasn power OF humsn /
congratulate ourselves that whatever be ths |
result o. otr struggles and contentious I
among ourselves, our country'B march to the |
accomplishment Of its glorious destiny will
mel be an the least retarded or arrested.
Although we Of Louisiana are to-day en- |
g9geo ~ q controversy among ourselves.
W1Igh has engendered a RreRt deal Of heat |
and Esd blood, there II nothing 81 issue. in |
my humble Judgment, 70 alarm any one for /
the safety 81 the country, or TO justify the
herceness Of the contest now raging around
ne. We are about 70 elect delegates 10 a con.
yenit5l2n which is 70 name the Democrat who
next four years.
QUE PRESENT EXECUTIVE,
nominated fouE years ago, Is 3 candidate for
reelection, and solicitB our EuffraReH. He
has said; Tho trust reposed BY the Uemoe-
TRcy q louisiana in its nominee for the
and honor, that it might we'll fll tho meas
IRE of any mans ambition. y
EH-9oy. Francis 4. Nichols has consented
70 receive the nomination, If rendered, and
have consented TO accept 1t il rendered, az
an an tod 4 am the only man who can units
bha paTtY.H
GOV. McEnery has been IN Office for four
years Of his own term, and nearly three Of
ms predecessors, the lamented Witt, and
we may now judge of what his Administra-
ton viii be by what II has been. His friends
claim and opponents admit, that be has
brought to the discharge Of hls duties great
executive ability; snd that 70 faF as IL Mas In
the power Of the Executive office, be has for
Warded the material interest and welfare Of
thg. people and country; His personal and
political integrity is not questioned By the
rank and file OF those who are opposed to
him, and y is admitted by the more conser-
yaAYe OF them that only questions OF policy
are involved IN the issue before them.
Gen, Nichols is admitted b. all parties to
have been q gallant soldier, an honorable
man and Christian gentleman. " Is adj
mitted by All parties that 50 Governor, dur
ing the critical period in which we were re-
stored to the full rights of citizenship and
our State government wss restored TO the
control Of those lawfully entitled TO IT, he
d15lsplayed Judgment, tact and statesmanshiD;
that his entire administration was pure,
honest and conscientious, and that he went
into the retirement of private life with the
deserved esteem and respect Of his fellow
citizens
II would seem that with only such issues
before them the people might W9u
HAVE BEEN LEFT ALONE
| to determine for themselves without agitR-
| ton or excitement which Of these two sous Of
/ Louisiana they would trust with the Teins Of
] klJhE5B anu uittA MtAlEli AlEl WNuAA igAAANt
| the high honor Of being Chief Magistrate OF
/ this commonwealth.
/ But there were men in and Of Louisians
4 who were determined that no such peaceful
and satisfactory solution Of this question
should be allowed. They bad interests 10
/ Bubserye; they had enmities and wrongs 70
crafty. they had old scores to pay of and
/ ambitions TO- subserye, and 50 they came %
4 the front and organized. As early, az 1885
We were frequently informed that the PIesi-
1 dent had made this aud that appointment
! from the reform Democracy OF LOUISIANA.
/ We learned that Mr. Blanchard, Mr., Gay,
/ with the senior senator from Louisiana, and
/ that they, as the representatives. Qt the re-
/ form Democracy, would control ALL fpe
| patronage; and that all or ne1Tly all OF the
appointees az suited these geuhemen would
! be refOrners: and that the ring, By which
was meant the Stete administration and ia
friends, would under no elrculnstnnees re
| ceiye any consideration at the bands o. INC
The Rubernatorial campaign has been prac
tieally open for two years. The opposition
press has been consistent and continuous y
is attacks upon, the present EXECUTIVE, a en-
has exhausted all meauA, legitimate and llle
| gitimate, 10 break down and destroy what
| ever hold Coy. McEnery might have on M
AFFECTIONS and estecm q his telloY-eitllen q,
| Finally, when IT was supposed That q
public mind was ripe for The movement, tn
| Warwick Of the Northwest writes letter Y
bis candidate and receives a reply, both Q
WHICH, m NY 41AiA4AJAg tlAN
are Offensive, il not actually insulting, 70 tn
H people Of Louisiana.
Nh HoEliBRsworth solicits Gen. Nichols b
become a candidate and 10 accept the nom
inabion. not as an honor To hluaselE not 10
tie public good, but as a Febpke To the pres
/ ent Executive He il not inYited 70 enter
friendly contest and engage IN Renoffou
rivalry for the honoJB ot me yePuDlle and p
his party, but 10 mRde the chr Ap5on 81 ~
i yindiCtiye and personnel conflict which ha
/ been waged against Gov. mcEnefg by thi
c0terie Of politicians since the day Of al
inRHRuFa tion, and who viii be satisfied Wit
nothing less than the political destrnctlon 2
himself and lis friends.
BUT FOR THIS CAEcERoUs GROWTH
this 8bnormal e1oresc0Ece which bus. bee
fastened upon our pal BY by TIE pQhueiA{l
leading, and l might Spy torllng, N
in diBeuBsipB tic past glQTies Of our eopntr
and our party, and deciding the contest bt
tween two Of our trusted aAd valued leadeI
without malice 2r resentment Gpd @at9og
the possibility Of any DIVISION Of sentilneH
4 OF permanent disruption resulting from @
action q the convention, whatever y MICA
be. .4..
| beer permitted to come together in this va!
No sooner had Gen. Nichols cpn6ented
become the candidate Of the opposition tina
ealnpaign committee was formed and
: regular campaign was lnaugurated az II
contest Was W be made with an opposii
, The Ex-Governor, with party. Of distir
) guishGd gentlemen, ashEn9unceg spptol{H
fore TIE people in q savage attack upon U
| administration Of Coy. MeEnery. AIS
boldly announced that persons asking oiht
a. the bands 81 we people tlio. II. deelal
: themselves as NICHOLS men before they Woul
s pige their support From constable 20 Cor
/. Gresham The qualifications should not be 2
upqueetioned Zeal y TO the Democratic pa II,
! 4 but allegiance tO thelnsei Ives az fepresen1{sa
+ Fi,o ,,tp15,p AZ Gan MirhOtlg their pauGidat
4 iii the Sixth District MI. u, v, Ksrilan,
4 Young man u brilliant AttainineptRi al
Who wa a eandidgte gor Congress, was fores
AZ / am told 10 declare for Niehols- ~
r gclectfon of a Conff reaaIlan ought no 10 ha'
3 been il Any way duplicated with me gtbe
Z Material issue. FIJI.
z VITA their ablest speakers taey WeAt III
! tile district and eariped, but Tie results
q tic primary elections drove them out ~ y
o glorious defeat
3 H6n, 81 &. Jonas, Q gentleman who 4
4 reDregeuted GU with signal ability ~ y
4 Senate III ths United States, WHO has bet
v as time Democrat ae ever tf14 ths RQil
q Louisiana, who har ~ AeeA9ll and OUT u ~
i son stood BY his people and ln5 party; WIG
I, fenHv and FEotiYes ueYef have heen or can
: a1estloned, reeeivee notice that he can Q
= fsin fhe Enppoit Of this reforuers only (
= condition thgt he shoHA his golors, end 81
(, sents 70 be elected as the cqiieaRee q ~
, Whls Gov. MeEnery Is charged With beil
4 4 Personal aoyERNoRi
D and while the opposition eaiius to be Y
Il f1lIn; movement, its leaders have 1naQg uiAt
q d senfnp8i1n which f0f iiitulefant deel4f
t0ns and pfQsgr ll1it guess nae ny "a ssAAeA
ii We are not left then 70 decide merely WIN
e i OF our leaders we shall honor Whltn 81 us
~ ue shall ti8gst with powet, bat y asnalitt
a sin9ii al & VINO has heietoRoro enjoyed our {
D / lspm and confidence, and who has d0
q nothing to forfeit either, ~ 9rder plat